Profile
Dr. Tara Sharif is a Managing Director-HealthCare at WestPark Capital, Inc.
Dr. Sharif Joined Tekesta Capital Partners in July, 2011, with a focus on public and private financing as well as advisory services for mid/small-market cap healthcare & life sciences companies.
She is an industry professional with 11 years of developmental & cell biology research and mentoring at Cornell Medical College and City University of New York, and 10 years of investment banking and executive management at Arthur Andersen Corporate Finance LLP, Maxim Group LLC, ECI Biotech, Inc. and Newbridge Securities.
As a healthcare investment banker, she participated in a number of domestic and cross-border transactions exceeding $200 million.
She has also served as financial and strategic consultant to a number of biotechnology corporations and with the Alliance for Science and Technology Development team of Johns Hopkins University Medical Center.
Dr. Sharif holds an M.B.A. in Finance from Fordham University (Beta Gamma Sigma and Omicron Delta Epsilon) and a Ph.D.
in Developmental and Cellular Biology from Southern Illinois University.
Former positions of Tara Sharif
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Expressive Constructs, Inc.
Expressive Constructs, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: OtherHealth Technology Researches and develops antibody detection technologies | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Newbridge Securities Corp.
Newbridge Securities Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Provides wealth management, retirement planning, tax and insurance protection services | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
WestPark Capital, Inc.
WestPark Capital, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance WPC’s emphasis is on the financial needs of emerging growth companies in the small and micro-cap markets. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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| Private companies | 5 |
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Expressive Constructs, Inc.
Expressive Constructs, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: OtherHealth Technology Researches and develops antibody detection technologies | Health Technology |
Newbridge Securities Corp.
Newbridge Securities Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Provides wealth management, retirement planning, tax and insurance protection services | Finance |
WestPark Capital, Inc.
WestPark Capital, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance WPC’s emphasis is on the financial needs of emerging growth companies in the small and micro-cap markets. | Finance |
Fordham University
Fordham University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
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